The council meeting
was called to order by Vice Mayor Kerby with Citizen/Former Councilman Dennis Baxter
giving the invocation. (Mayor Rozier was later for the opening of the
meeting)Councilmembers Griffin,
Grizzard, Kerby, Key, Myrick, Otto, City Administrator Charles Akridge and City
Clerk Diane Proudfoot were present.

Councilman Myrick
made a motion to approve the draft copy of the minutes of the February 16, 2017
council meeting and the March 1, 2017 Special Called council meetings.Councilwoman Griffin seconded the motion and
it passed without opposition.Councilman
Otto made a motion to approve the agenda of the March 2, 2017 council meeting
with the addition of Item #3 - Provide 30 Day Termination notice to GMA for
Health Insurance and Item #4 - Executive Session for Real Estate.Councilman Grizzard seconded the motion and
it passed without opposition.

ADMINISTRATIVE
AND COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Councilman
Otto reported that the Maple Street Lift Station is
complete.

Councilman
Myrick reported that council has been reviewing options for
insurance that would save the city money and offer more benefits to the
employees and this will be an item under new business.

NEW
BUSINESS:

1)Consider a Zoning Board of Appeals
application submitted by Mr. Michael Ammermon for a Conditional Use in an R-1
Zoning District for property located at 1001 East Highway 80 for use as a
Veterinary Hospital.

Councilman
Myrick made a motion to approve a Conditional Use in R-1 Zoning District to
Michael Ammermon for a Veterinary Hospital at 1001 East Highway 80.Councilman Otto seconded the motion and it
passed without opposition. (Note: Councilman Otto reported that City Council
held a workshop in which the List of Permissible & Conditional Uses for the
C-1 District had been reviewed and the amendment process should take place in
the near future).

Councilwoman
Griffin reported that the sign at Taylor Park had sustained significant damage
during the hurricane and a reimbursement of $2,925.21 was received from the
Insurance Company therefore she made a motion to accept the bid from Signs By
James in the amount of $3,250 for the repair and to also repair the brick which
may be completed by staff.Councilman Otto
seconded the motion and it passed without opposition.

3)Consider
providing a thirty (30) day written notice of termination of Employee Insurance
to Georgia Municipal Association.Councilman
Myrick made a motion to send a thirty day (30) notice to GMA to cancel the
employee insurance and also reported that council has looked into insurance
that will save the city money and add vision and dental to the coverage for the
employees.Councilman Otto seconded the
motion and it passed without opposition.

Councilman Griffin made
a motion to adjourn into Executive Session to discuss Real Estate.Councilwoman Griffin seconded the motion and
it passed without opposition.

At the
conclusion of the executive session, Councilman Myrick made a motion to return
to the general session and execute the affidavit as required by the Open
Meetings Law. Councilman Otto seconded the motion and it passed without
opposition.Mayor Rozier stated the executive session was
held to discuss Real Estate.Councilman
Myrick made a motion to surplus the 11.3 acre property at Wild Cat Dam Road
with a road easement.Councilman
Grizzard seconded the motion and it passed without opposition.

Mayor Rozier reported that this
concluded theitems presented for consideration for
inclusion on the Council agenda prior to the deadline of Wednesday, February 22,
2017.

The accounts payables were presented with
Councilman Myrick making a motion to pay the bills, Councilwoman Griffin
seconded the motion and it passed without opposition.

There being no further business, Councilman Otto made
a motion to adjourn at 7:30pm.Councilman
Kerby seconded the motion and it passed without opposition.

Respectfully submitted,

Diane
Proudfoot, City Clerk

Note:Section § 50-14-1 of the Official Code of the
State of Georgia Annotated requires that the minutes shall, as a minimum,
include a description of each motion or other proposal made, and a record of
all votes.These minutes meet the
minimum requirements.However, in an
attempt to provide as much information as possible to the citizens, the
recording clerk has included additional background data and discussion on the
subjects presented to council.The
statements of individuals are not verbatim and may be summary in nature.